Do you think capsule apartments will be promoted?

I don't think so. At least not suitable for promotion everywhere.

Oh, I know what you're asking is actually a capsule hotel, but since you have added a building label, I'll say more.

The building built in the form of capsule apartment itself is a great waste of space, because there are many walls and a lot of servo space that are not used, and an ordinary apartment building with the same area can use 60% more area. Secondly, the cost is very high, which often leads to the inability to recover the cost once replaced in 25 years. The last point is that the space is too limited and there is no flexibility, so we have to bomb the building and rebuild it at present.

Then let me talk about the capsule hotel again. This is a beautiful form, cheap and clean. But I think this is inhuman. Have you ever heard of something called detention? Living in a capsule hotel is probably the same feeling. Then I thought of this, the sterile animal breeding center. Oh, clean and tidy. In today's pursuit of freedom and literature, it is really not a good experience to cram people into a small box. The purpose of architecture is to tidy up the space, not to compress it blindly.

In addition, what are the main customers of small hotels in second and third tier cities? They are poor tourists and couples. For tourists, it took a lot of effort to get to Lijiang. You let him live in a place like this. How could he take a selfie? He wants to take a selfie with his head down at 45 degrees, and he can't lift his hand at 25 degrees. He can only wear a pie face: when Shen Congwen described the diaojiao building in the border town, he said: I just miss you while watching the water.

But in this hotel, you can only look at the ceiling and think about whether you have two dollars left to buy a steamed bun or a kebab.

For the young couple at school, unless you make a hole in the middle, they can only hug each other for the cold night, not to mention 69, I am pure and I don't understand.

Besides, the house looks like it has everything, but it is actually very inconvenient to use, which is why I object to the so-called integrated design. For example, the luggage locker is right under your feet. If you suddenly want to use the things in your luggage at night, you need to bend down and turn your body 180 degrees in a narrow space, then take something and turn it back. Anyone who has slept in a train sleeper knows how embarrassing it is. And in the worst small hotel, at least I can clean up. It's really torture for those who don't bother to bend over when things fall under the table, but if you plan to practice yoga, it's a good choice.

Finally, I want to say a very important point.

This is a security issue.

Basically, once a house catches fire, it will quickly become a big oven, because it is made of plastic and all the wires are integrated in it. Once the short circuit of the wire is ignited, it is estimated that it will become a fire after 10 seconds, and quickly spread to the adjacent capsules. Considering that this thing is extremely difficult to turn around, there is basically no chance to escape. In addition, the whole frame is deformed due to high temperature. Even if you can turn around, the door is likely to get stuck and can't be opened, and you will be miserable.

Of course, there is also the problem of infectious diseases. . .

So instead of saving 20 yuan, it is better to stay in a youth hostel. But in first-tier cities, capsule hotels still have the value of existence. The main customers are those who come to the city to live and look for jobs for a short time. Providing them with a temporary foothold before they find a job, although the environment is worse, it is at least better than sleeping on the street.

The average hotel price in Shinjuku, Tokyo is about 1000 RMB per night, but the capsule hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo can be as cheap as 200 RMB per night. Therefore, if the average price of hotels in Beijing is calculated as one night in 300 yuan, the highest charge for capsule hotels is 80 yuan. To keep a certain profit at this price, you need a high occupancy rate.

However, considering the ants in several first-tier cities, I think there is still a certain development prospect. Therefore, this architectural form can only be used as a supplement to the main architectural form. A cheap and efficient but poor solution will never become the mainstream of the future development of urban architecture.